Bahrain’s Pearling Path offers a two-decade retrospective on history, identity, and architectural narrative
At the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale OMA-AMO’s exhibition, The Gulf, presented the Arab Gulf states to the world. Depicted as a promised land for contemporary architects, OMA argued that the Gulf was the “final tabula rasa on which new identities can be inscribed.” The promotion of the Gulf… Continue reading
A Massive Refik Anadol A.I. Data Painting Will Anchor the New L.A. Clippers Stadium
The new basketball stadium for the Los Angeles Clippers will feature massive artworks inspired by the City of Angels from artists including Refik Anadol, Glenn Kaino, Patrick Martinez, Michael Massenburg, Kyungmi Shin, and Jennifer Steinkamp. An additional piece by Charles Gaines is forthcoming. Source: A Massive Refik… Continue reading
Columbus, IN: A Place In Time – Indianapolis Monthly
An excerpt from American Modern: Community; Architecture; Columbus, Indiana, written by Matt Shaw and photographed by Iwan Baan A new book chronicles the historic civic project that built one of the most architecturally important cities in the country—and shows how its working-class citizens fit into the forever-modernist… Continue reading
Columbus, IN: A Place In Time – Indianapolis Monthly
An excerpt from American Modern: Community; Architecture; Columbus, Indiana, written by Matt Shaw and photographed by Iwan BaanA new book chronicles the historic civic project that built one of the most architecturally important cities in the country—and shows how its working-class citizens fit into the forever-modernist landscape. Source:… Continue reading
Pearling Path: World’s Greatest Places 2024 | TIME
Find out why Pearling Path is one of the World’s Greatest Places 2024 Source: Pearling Path: World’s Greatest Places 2024 | TIME… Continue reading
A Renovated Wing Opens at I.M. Pei’s Everson Museum of Art, and Other News – SURFACE
Architecture studio Milliøns renovates a wing at I.M. Pei’s Everson Museum of Art.The Los Angeles firm helmed by Zeina Koreitem and John May has unveiled a newly redesigned wing of the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. Originally designed by the late I.M. Pei, the refreshed… Continue reading
MILLIØNS redesigns Everson Museum of Art’s east wing | Wallpaper
The East Wing of the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY has been given a contemporary refresh by emerging Los Angeles studio MILLIØNS Source: MILLIØNS redesigns Everson Museum of Art’s east wing | Wallpaper… Continue reading
Untapped – Modernist Town, U.S.A.
Columbus—the one in southern Indiana, not its larger counterpart in central Ohio—is the poster child for American Modernism beyond the big cities. Its population of 51,000 could just about fit in Yankee Stadium, and the nearest international airport is in Indianapolis, more than 50 miles away. Bisected by… Continue reading
Aesthetica Magazine – Building the Picture
The story of architecture in photography is being written. Vitra Design Museum foregrounds what’s next through the lens of one key image-maker. “It still remains almost unknown for an architectural magazine to commission or publish an architectural study on a building that has been occupied and used for… Continue reading
‘American Modern: Architecture, Community, Columbus, Indiana’ launches worldwide today – The Republic News
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The once-in-a-generation publication American Modern: Architecture, Community, Columbus, Indiana, officially launches worldwide today. The book, written by Matt Shaw and photographed by Iwan Baan, is jointly published by The Monacelli Press and Landmark Columbus Foundation. Studio Lin designed the book. American Modern is the first in-depth publication about Columbus that demonstrates… Continue reading
Brian’s picks – The Republic News
* To borrow one of the city’s modern promotional phrases, the new coffee table book on Columbus is different by design. Columbus native Matt Shaw, photographer Iwan Baan and graphic designer Alex Lin have worked together with arts publisher Monacelli Press and a host of financial supporters to… Continue reading
Kris Yao | Artech’s New Taipei City Art Museum Bridges Art and Community | Architectural Record
Flowing down from the peaks of central Taiwan, the Dahan River widens as it enters the southern suburbs of Taipei, occupying a broad, rocky riverbed nestled among the mountains. Alongside it runs Taiwan’s main north–south rail line, and clustered around one of the stations lies the tightly packed township… Continue reading